A framework for strategy formulation in sustainable supply chains: a case study in the electric industry

NETNOMICS: Economic Research and Electronic Networking

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 3-27

  Gracia, María D ^a,b   Quezada, Luis E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE TAMAULIPAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchical process; Strategy formulation; Supply chain management; Supply chain strategy; Sustainability; Sustainable supply chains

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944704067     PISSN: 13859587     EISSN: 15737071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11066-015-9098-3     Document Type: Article

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